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Francesco Manno

Italian painter (1754–1831) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Francesco Manno
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Francesco Manno (20 December 1754 – 18 June 1831) was an Italian painter and architect of the Neoclassical style.

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Biography

Born at Palermo, where he was originally a goldsmith, but later devoted himself to painting, working along his older brothers, the painters Antonio and Vincenzo Manno. In 1786 he moved to Rome, initially working under Pompeo Batoni. then in the studio of Francesco Preziado de la Vega.[1] Manno became the Secretary of the Accademia di San Luca. On 13 July 1794 he became a member of the Accademia dei Virtuosi del Pantheon. Favored by Pope Pius VI, Manno was appointed Painter of the Sacred Apostolic Buildings in 1800. He died in Rome in 1831.

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